Re: [Tails-ux] A few UI/UX concerns

duc01k@???:
>> I'll have to look into that as a workaround. I know from experience that
>> it won't work with the webGUI I was logged into because the file I
>> download is generated on request and saved directly to the host through
>> a dialogue - there is no local filesystem to save it to so that I can
>> pull it afterwards with curl.
>>
> I thought of one good reason why the curl workaround isn't ideal and
> shouldn't be relied on as a fallback if removing the Unsafe Browser.
> Sometimes I use a 3G dongle to connect to the web. This dongle has a
> webGUI that allows me to access device settings and check for network
> operator SMS texts, like alerts on remaining data allowance and so on.
> Users would definitely need to have access to this on a continual basis
> in the future. Check out the Whonix article here:
> https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Host_Security , the very first section is
> about how connecting over a 3G/4G dongle is a potentially great way to
> maintain anonymity, so there's a strong chance I'm not the only one with
> this concern.

Interesting use case! I took note of this in
https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/detect_captive_portals/

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